Hi Madison. I am no longer accepting submissions. I am also no longer available for private coaching sessions. You best bet is to purchase the $4 workbook for the type of writing you are working on in my store, and to read jaBlog!

Hello,
Has this contest been cancelled?
It was announced and I have a printout which notes Age Categories, Prizes, Rules and Submission Criteria.
The context was announced on Apr 1 2016 with closing date of June 30 2016.
Disappointed if it was cancelled after it was announced as I have a young daughter who has worked hard on a piece of writing for it based on the criteria given. She purchased the workbook too.
Please confirm. Thanks.

I made the announcement that this contest was cancelled to my mailing list and posted it on the contest page on March 9th. The contest never opened on April 1st. This website is in the process of shutting down due to lack of support and interest. After 8 years, I can no longer afford to offer free contests.

The workbook is not part of the contest. It is a resource intended to help young writers create a publishable piece of short fiction and can be used as a guide to write any short story.

If she is under 14, she could try submitting to the magazine, Stone Soup. I would say that she could also submit to jaBlog! but I am shutting that down too. The final submission deadline was June 15th, and we will cease publication at the end of July.